Tupolev TU-154 crash, Jan 9, 1993, New Delhi-Indira Gandhi
Tupolev TU-154 accident on January 9, 1993 near New Delhi-Indira Gandhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: January 9, 1993
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-154
- Location: New Delhi-Indira Gandhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot-in-command did not divert despite RVR below minima, landing lights were switched on at about 10 m causing light reflection blindness in fog, and the captain did not carry out a missed approach when visual reference was lost.
An Indian Airlines Tupolev Tu-154B-2 wet-leased from Uzbekistan Airways, flown by an Uzbek crew on IC840 from Hyderabad, landed in fog and touched down outside the right edge of the runway. It hit ground installations, became airborne again and touched down on unpaved ground, where the right wing and tail broke away. The aircraft caught fire and was destroyed, but most of the 165 people on board escaped.